Showing results for "Ransom" in Children's Audiobooks

The Vespers have ordered Amy and Dan to find a legendary map that belonged to Marco Polo, and the hunt takes them to Eastern Europe where they make a terrifying discovery about one of their supposed “allies.”

Bodyguard: Ransom is a bulletproof thriller by Chris Bradford, best-selling author of the Young Samurai books. It's Lee Child for younger readers--Cherub meets Jason Bourne, a surefire winner for fans of Robert Muchamore and Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider books. Connor Reeves is a bodyguard, trained in surveillance, anti-ambush technique, hostage survival, and unarmed combat. He's already proven himself by saving the American president's daughter from terrorists in Bodyguard: Hostage.

The race is on for the Gamer! Villain Cynthia Cyber has captured two victims in her video game Space Racers. The helpless players cannot escape their speeding cars. Even worse, a monster racer is threatening to destroy them.

Using his father's watch as a key, Jake intends to return to Calypsos. Instead he's thrust into a strange desert land where he's joined by his friends Marika, Pindor, and Bach'uuk and his sister, Kady. As they try to figure out what to do next, a surprise attack by the beautiful young Princess...

When a mysterious envelope arrives for Jake Ransom, he and his older sister, Kady, are plunged into a gripping chain of events. An artifact found by their parents—on the expedition from which they never returned—leads Jake and Kady to a strange world inhabited by a peculiar mix of long-lost...

It’s the 22nd century and, thanks to climate change, much of the former British Empire rests under the sea. While out fishing one day, young Lilly Melkun witnesses a brazen band of pirates kidnapping the Prime Minister’s daughter. With her village blamed for the tragedy, Lilly takes it upon herself to set sail and rescue the young girl, with only her wits and considerable seamanship skills to help her.

Lilly Melkun is out fishing with her sea-cat when the bloodthirsty Reavers come raiding and steal the Prime Minister's daughter. Her village blamed, Lilly decides to find the girl. Off she sails in secret with a ransom - an extraordinary talking jewel. But nothing can prepare her for what happens next.

Taking inspiration from Sleeping Beauty and charming small towns, this contemporary magical realism novel includes a mistaken destiny, a dying town, and a determined ghost cat. Eleven-year-old Andie Jennings, of Morning Glory, Virginia (population: 8), is set to inherit her family's magic on...

Henry and Jessie have signed up to be in a robotics competition with a team from school. But someone from another team isn’t playing by the rules. Can the Aldens use their sleuthing skills and what they’ve learned about technology to find the culprit and save the day?

From the time she was a very young girl, Rachel Carson felt a bond with nature. Growing up in Pennsylvania, she spent hours exploring meadows and woods, dreaming of seeing the ocean. As Rachel grew older, she combined her gift for writing with her love of nature, producing award-winning books about the sea. But her best-known achievement was the publication of Silent Spring, an account of the dangerous effects of pesticides on plants and animals.

Hewitt's ghost frogs and arroyo toads are two examples of endangered amphibians. Few of them exist in the wild. Other amphibians have already gone extinct. What hurts these animals? What can you do to help? Listen to this book to find out!

All about stock cars! With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides a thrilling overview of this exciting vehicle.

This audiobook offers listeners a close-up look at monster trucks. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides a thrilling overview of this exciting vehicle.

The flower is the part of a plant that makes seeds or fruit. Listeners will identify the main parts of a flower and learn about the process of pollination.

Did you know that Pembroke Welsh corgis were bred to herd livestock? Learn more fun facts about the history of this adorable breed, how to care for a corgi, and more.

Действие разворачивается в небольшом американском городке, где двое мошенников, Билл и Сэм, задумывают похитить сына богатого местного жителя ради выкупа. Однако их планы переворачиваются с ног на голову, когда выясняется, что их маленький пленник, называющий себя Вождём Краснокожих, принимает их действия за увлекательную игру.

Young mouse Edda dreams of becoming a race car driver. When the 50th European GRAND PRIX race is about to take place, she seizes the opportunity to meet her idol Ed and save her father's struggling business. Suddenly, she finds herself in the cockpit and, together with Ed, embarks on a fast-paced adventure across Europe.

Anton landet auf einem Segelschiff zwischen Himmel und Erde. Dort lernt er die seltsame Crew und ihre Mission "Das Wissen der Menschheit zu retten" kennen. Anton wird Teil der Mission und kann es gar nicht erwarten weitere Abenteuer zu erleben.

Anton ist sich sicher, dass er eine Feder von Argos, dem Papagei mit in die "reale" Welt genommen hat. Um herauszufinden, ob er Gegenstände von der einen in die andere Welt transportieren kann und sich damit beweisen könnte, dass seine Abenteuer auch wirklich wirklich sind, heckt er einen Plan aus.

Anton entdeckt den Schriftzug Sokrates auf dem Bild. Sicher, dass der Schriftzug am Tag zuvor noch nicht auf dem Bild war, will er herausfinden, was Sokrates eigentlich bedeutet. Keiner kann ihm seine Frage beantworten. Erst in der Welt zwischen Himmel und Erde findet er die richtige Antwort.